Legal Manager at Sahara Group

Location: Any City, Nigeria

Job Summary

• Candidate will be reporting directly to Head, Legal and he/she will manage subordinates and assume ultimately responsibility for their work product.
• The candidate's strong background knowledge in either or all of the following areas- litigation, energy, power, regulatory liaison, corporate/commercial or company secretarial would be advantageous.

Key Deliverables

• Negotiating medium to high risk transactions with minimal supervision.
• Assisting the Head of Legal with high risk transactions or leading on various Nigerian power transactions and commercial negotiations.
• Researching and reviewing any new statutory and regulatory enactments that may affect the various entities under the Sahara umbrella and advising management accordingly.
• Negotiating with third parties, including regulatory officials and their counsel on behalf of the company.
• Drafting and providing legal advice on corporate and commercial transactions.
• Technical subject matter knowledge and experience in Gas and Power transactions would be an added advantage
• Ensuring that companies comply with the requirements of the law in each jurisdiction Sahara is doing business in by working alongside local counsel.
• Review and determine cases for litigation and advise management accordingly.
• Interface with external counsel in respect of litigation that the company is involved in and advise on litigation strategy or propose alternative dispute resolution.
• Advising on the set up of and incorporation of new entities and new businesses.
• Company secretarial assistance where necessary.

Minimum Qualification/Experience

• Law Degree from a commonwealth jurisdiction.
• BL from Nigerian Law School
• At least 10 years post call experience, 5 of which must be core experience in a law firm or commercial Oil and Gas environment.
• Geographical mobility within and outside Nigeria where necessary
• The ideal candidate will have between 8-10 years of transactional work experience which preferably includes power sector experience in a law firm or an in-house position where the candidate has demonstrated an understanding of working on deals and transactions and has worked with external counsel on big ticket transactions.
• The candidate should ideally have a robust deal list.

Knowledge/Skills

• Technical knowledge of energy, power, gas industry
• Experience in working with regulators
• Strong IT Skills (Word and Excel)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong negotiating and drafting skills.

Team Player:

• Ability to work independently and multi-task
• Ability to supervise and manage line reports
• Attention to detail
• Strong issue spotting and problem solving skills
• Committed and a go-getter.

Working Relationships:

• Team members and colleagues within the various Sahara group of companies
• Executive Management and Board Members
• External Lawyers, clients and other business partners